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Author: Lilah Morgan
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-10 23:53:05

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CHAPTER FORTY-ONE

Alexa’s POV

The party was loud in the way all good high school parties were—music thumping through the floors, lights flashing in sync with bass drops, laughter spilling from every corner. I wasn’t even sure whose house it was anymore. Someone said it was Jayden’s cousin’s friend. Didn't matter. Everyone we knew was here.

Since our finals were drawing closer, someone had suggested throwing a party as a way to have fun before anything got serious.

After our very successful weekend get away by the way, my boyfriend, my best friend and my boyfriend's best friend as well had each returned and resumed our normal lives.

Kai being homeschooled, hang out with us a lot. After all, Stacey and him had resolved their grudge from ages ago and seemed to have a relationship of sorts between them. It was still awkward, but the intensity and tension about them had ceased, which in my case, was a win-win.

I’d lost track of Stacey a while ago, probably off grabbing drinks, but
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